Ingredients
- One pie crust for 9-inch pie
- About 3/4 – 1 cup chopped broccoli, fresh or frozen
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 of an onion, peeled & chopped
- 1/2 of a bell pepper, seeded & chopped
- 1 small jalapeno pepper (or to taste), seeded & chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes
- 3 small link breakfast sausages, cooked & chopped (I used chicken breakfast sausage)
- 1 – 2 slices of bacon, cooked & chopped
- 4 oz. shredded spicy Gouda or aged cheddar cheese (I used scorpion pepper gouda)
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- Bacon salt (or regular salt) and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line a pie pan with the pie crust and make edges.
- Put the broccoli in a bowl and microwave on high for about 1 minute, until bright green. Let cool slightly, drain off any excess liquid, then chop into small bits.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add the oil, then the chopped onion. Saute until soft & translucent. Stir in the bell pepper and jalapeno and cook a few minutes longer.
- Whisk the eggs in a small mixing bowl with the milk, then sprinkle with a bit of bacon salt & freshly ground pepper and whisk that in.
- Put the peppers and onions in the pie plate and top with broccoli, sausage, bacon, sun dried tomatoes and about 2/3 of the cheese. Toss lightly to mix.
- Pour the egg mixture over, leaving some room at the top for the quiche to rise. Top with the rest of the shredded cheese. Bake at 375 F. for 30 – 40 minutes or until the quiche is lightly set in the middle. Let cool at least 15 minutes before cutting.
Notes
You can test if the quiche is set by pushing the top lightly with your finger. If it it bounces back, it’s done.
Use any homemade or ready-made pie crust. I used the crust recipe from my Apple Whiskey pie crust, leaving out the sugar and substituting vodka for the whiskey. The alcohol cooks out, leaving a nice flaky crust. I also added some fiber powder this time, putting the fiber powder in the measuring cup then filling with flour. It works beautifully!
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Keywords: Quiche, Broccoli, Sausage, Gouda, Cheese, Sun Dried Tomato, French